Orogun01

The only good thing about the new OldBoy is that it has inspired me to research foreign remakes of American films. Nothing compares to watching Nigerian Titanic, or Indian ET.

But you're wrong, hipsters everywhere love it and say of how similar it is to Drive.

Out of morbid curiosity, why? To develop a good sense of taste you have to learn the good and the bad and why they are.

DA2 has too much baggage and is too 'easy' a target. Far better to pick a generally well regarded and certainly less polarising game which illustrates the flaw as part of its generally well regarded whole rather than one where we'll end up with the DA2 wars #32456 in a set of 1 million. It'd also invite comparisons with some more polarising TB titles- Arcanum, whose TB combat was not always the best implemented, designed or balanced; or Wizardry 8, which had the potential to make the Deep Roads look like a quick frolic through a field of wildflowers even when using WizFast (though at least Wiz8 was consistently challenging...). Fundamentally, trying to prove one or the other is better/ worse by looking at the worst implementations is generally counter productive- you have to hope that whatever method they chose they'll take the best from the system and design to its strengths, not its weaknesses. I consider DA2 to be an excellent case study for game design, I can say that its worth mulling over it because it was bad but I get your point. It really depends on how they have designed the mechanics, in Arcanum the TB slightly unbalanced the game because of exp gain on hits. Companions that never get around to fighting lose out on some of those points. It was an issue arising from two different mechanics not working well together. So it could really go either way, but for my curiosity does anyone recall a game with real time/pause where that mechanic clashed with another?

LOL. This would explain Raithe's ancestor's final words. "Avon Calling" I totally stole this from 2000AD's Tyranny Rex Plagiarism! 3 months on the Cubes!

That seems fine but there is another issue; right now there is an argument on these forums about Torment being turn based. This was a developer's choice, which begs the question of what to do when there is a discrepancy between what the community wants and what is feasible for the developers. In the end whose game it is? The community's or the developer's?

A dinky Bamboo tablet I'm afraid. That said it serves me well enough for my purposes given that I come from a fine arts background (oil painting) rather than being a full-on digital painter. Well that's fine if you're a hobbyist.

An Intuous tablet or what other model?

He had also become somewhat critical of the state of the industry, I think he may be excited to work on something that may change the face of gaming.

I'm sorry, but can you clarify? I hate you.

As stated by Keyrock, Zenimax owns id Software now (and has for some time). Further, starting his own 3D headset might not be what he's interested in doing, especially if Oculus was all "Would you like to join us?" Or maybe he was all like "Help me"

That he wants to move on and try something else? Here is the thing, if he wants to try something else within the field of gaming then why not use his company. Has gaming gotten so corporate that a man doesn't own his own company anymore? I still remember when Id was a small studio and I loved the everliving **** out of Doom. I guess I just had different expectations for this industry while I was growing up and it is a bit sad to see the way the wind is blowing. If he on the other hand is dropping out to focus on the craft of origami then I totally support his choice, even if I don't like origami.

Why?

Flori-duh again. Store owner probably should not have opted in for that zero -tolerance program, though he can't opt out now it seem The reason for making arrest for minor offenses is to get their information into the system. Just the other day I met a guy that was on his way to a court date for jaywalking on a parking lot, needless to say that he was black. Jaywalking in a parking lot? If a cop says that you were Jaywalking then do the higher ups care about the circumstances or about the cop filling his quota. Sure, the kid only has to go to court and contest the charges but that is just a minor bother. So why should that stop the cops who are only looking for people to arrest instead of looking for crimes. It is seriously no surprise that the US has the largest inmate population in the world when it all begins with a system designed to target civilians. On an unrelated note, i'm starting to notice that I have an almost pathological need to respond to posts that quote me. I'll have to do something about that.

This was only a matter of time. I don't know if I'm glad or sad by all the game legends leaving their companies. id hasn't exactly been setting the world on fire the past decade or so, it was time for Carmack to move on. They can make mediocre shooters just fine without him. Oculus Rift is a far more exciting project than anything id has done since Quake 3, maybe longer. His talents are better served working on that. Yes but I man's company is the reflection of his hard work, what does it say about this industry that men are willing to walk away from what they spend years trying to build?

To hit Armor Class 0, see in D&D the lower your armor class the harder it is too hit it. Its also why I always joked about how sex works in a D&D setting, otherwise known as how a Half Orc mated with a gnome.

Conceptually I support a video game starring Samuel L. Jackson. Onto the serious; the deal with a community trying to communicate to a developer is that is like an open forum without a moderator. Everyone just yells at the same time as if their ideas where sperm competing to fertilize the developer's brain (I shudder at the thought) So there needs to be some sort of moderation between the community about what will ultimately reach the developers and a person who gets the final say on certain matters. Now, I don't like the concept of a Ghost writer for this since the success of the game depends on the popularity of the concept. Unless you're talking about developers selecting an idea from an anonymous user. It does seem like there will be a lot of competing ideas and I dread the thought of what some people will produce, just imagine if everyone in the Bioboards tried the the hand at gamemaking and you'll get an idea of what i'm talking about.

Arcanum would like to have a word. Although it sometimes hit a snag when playing turn based when you couldn't exit out of combat.

This was only a matter of time. I don't know if I'm glad or sad by all the game legends leaving their companies.

I seriously think that anyone that get stressed by quest logs should take account of their psyche, or just get over their OCD. On the topic, the problem with long sidequests is the mentality of how players view and approach sidequests. They are often confined to a single area and moving location often locks you out from completing some sidequests, same with quest that have time locks. A quest that starts on Chapter 2 but cannot be completed until Chapter 8 is probably bound to be the source of some anxiety for completionists. If said quest had objectives spread out throughout every Chapter in between that keep the player engaged it might be less crass. It's all on how they're designed.

Or a sophisticated visionary design team that lacks skills and tools. You mean a bunch idea guys? Yes. But the information is also out there, so a bunch of idea guys could do the proper research of all costs included as well. What types of personell would be required, who to hire, priorities, set up a proper documentation on the development process and also present that "This is what would be required to make the game, apart from the funding". Asset concepts. Materials. When you're pitching to a developer, the most important thing is an assurance from the community to fund and support the project. Because whatever projections they make will change based on the funds they have and their projected sales.

The whole "regurgitating" argument is rooted in the idea that remaking a FL film is somehow unoriginal. Which is also - arguably - true of any adaption from any other media including filmic ones. IMO, it whether something is a remake, an adaption, a retread or a wholely new work, there are a lot more important things to consider when regarding the merit/lack of merit when viewing the film than whether it started out as another film (or book or tv show or...) Since in these cases Hollywood is targeting foreign successes for their remakes and the fact that Americans live in a cultural bubble so they are unaware of them. I think regurgitating is fitting, even though I use the term plagiarism myself. Like putting Martin Scorsese's name on the headline of a foreign film that he had nothing to do with just because it can be better marketed to American audiences.

Flori-duh again. Store owner probably should not have opted in for that zero -tolerance program, though he can't opt out now it seem The reason for making arrest for minor offenses is to get their information into the system. Just the other day I met a guy that was on his way to a court date for jaywalking on a parking lot, needless to say that he was black.

Not really,how a person identifies themselves is important but you're never going to convince me that the white kid in the gansta getup that calls himself the N-word is black. But yeah, white South African that are born and raised are African even if some would identify more with their white ancestry.

The less time you spend lamenting what a game isn't the more time you enjoy what it is.